Clever people are more likely to swear, finds study

Would your friends describe you as potty-mouthed? Well, while you might regularly lose change to the 'swear jar', a new study has suggested you could be more intelligent than your more radio-friendly peers.

Researchers at the University of Rochester asked 1000 people about 400 separate behaviours.

The scientists discovered those with higher intellects were more likely to swear, eat spicy breakfasts and walk around the house naked, reports the Independent.

The findings are published in the journal Personality and Individual Differences.

Richard Stephens who led the research at Keele also discovered in previous research that swearing might act as a natural pain relief – he writes in the Conversation that his research was "inspired by the birth of my daughter when my wife swore profusely during agonising contractions".

Something to bring up next time someone tells you your foul language isn't big or clever, perhaps?

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